Hvorostovsky & Kaufmann - Pearl Fishers duet

Georges Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers)
Zurga and Nadir's duet Au fond du Temple Saint
Au fond du temple saint
Paré de fleurs et d'or,
Une femme apparaît!
Je crois la voir encore!
Une femme apparaît!
Je crois la voir encore!
La foule prosternée
La regarde, etonnée,
Et murmure tous bas:
Voyez, c'est la déesse!
Qui dans l'ombre se dresse
Et vers nous tend les bras!
Son voile se soulève!
Ô vision! ô rêve!
La foule est à genoux!
Oui, c'est elle!
C'est la déesse
plus charmante et plus belle!
Oui, c'est elle!
C'est la déesse
qui descend parmi nous!
Son voile se soulève et la foule est à genoux!
Mais à travers la foule
Elle s'ouvre un passage!
Son long voile déjà
Nous cache son visage!
Mon regard, hélas!
La cherche en vain!
Elle fuit!
Elle fuit!
Mais dans mon âme soudain
Quelle étrange ardeur s'allume!
Quel feu nouveau me consume!
Ta main repousse ma main!
Ta main repousse ma main!
De nos cśurs l'amour s'empare
Et nous change en ennemis!
Non, que rien ne nous sépare!
Non, rien!
Que rien ne nous sépare!
Non, rien!
Jurons de rester amis!
Jurons de rester amis!
Jurons de rester amis!
Oh oui, jurons de rester amis!
Oui, c'est elle! C'est la déesse!
En ce jour qui vient nous unir,
Et fidèle à ma promesse,
Comme un frère je veux te chérir!
C'est elle, c'est la déesse
Qui vient en ce jour nous unir!
Oui, partageons le même sort,
Soyons unis jusqu'à la mort!
At the back of the holy temple,
decorated with flowers and gold,
A woman appears!
A woman appears!
I can still see her!
I can still see her!
The prostrate crowd
looks at her amazed
and murmurs under its breath:
look, this is the goddess
looming up in the shadow
and holding out her arms to us.
Her veil parts slightly.
What a vision! What a dream!
The crowd is kneeling.
Yes, it is she!
It is the goddess,
more charming and more beautiful.
Yes, it is she!
It is the goddess
who has come down among us.
Her veil has parted and the crowd is kneeling.
But through the crowd
she makes her way.
Already her long veil
hides her face from us.
My eyes, alas!
Seek her in vain!
She flees!
She flees!
But what is this strange flame
which is suddenly kindled in my soul!
What unknown fire is destroying me?
Your hand pushes mine away!
Your hand pushes mine away!
Love takes our hearts by storm
and turns us into enemies!
No, let nothing part us!
No, nothing!
Let nothing part us!
No, nothing!
Let us swear to remain friends!
Let us swear to remain friends!
Let us swear to remain friends!
Oh yes, let us swear to remain friends!
Yes, it is her, the goddess,
who comes to unite us this day.
And, faithful to my promise,
I wish to cherish you like a brother!
It is her, the goddess,
who comes to unite us this day!
Yes, let us share the same fate,
let us be united until death!

[@davidsolo9398]

4581 women's ovaries exploded on this day, listening to this duet; 348 others were tone deaf women or jealous men!

[@debraowenhughes]

you're not wrong

[@Sashakie]

Hahaha! You're so right!

[@capriceroyal4670]

Some women are just not defined by their ovaries, as men are not defined by their ***...at least I hope so.

[@nevillejacobs6687]

I hadn't read this before. Best laugh in a long time. It's probably been a lot more since the first writing.

[@olafvanderwesthuizen9249]

davidsolo Jan

[@maureenbuijsen7821]

Best duet of pearl fishers I have heard beautiful beautiful xxx❤❤❤

[@anitajanskog9994]

Then you haven't heard Björling/Merrill. This is good, theirs is great.

[@Karl1957]

Der Bariton ist großartig,Kaufmann na ja.Hvorostovsky und Björling mit diesem Duett wären bestimmt hervorragend.

[@TheAngryal]

Simply phenomenal. I start my day by listening to this. My heart sings when I do. God bless these guys for bringing such joy to our lives. Dmitri is so sorely missed, one of the greatest baritones of all time.

[@jclinx]

I totally agree! First time i heard this....I could have become a groupy.🤣

[@YenneyRossi]

Meraviglioso duetto di Hvorostovsky 👼💐 e Jonas Kaufmann con potente voci e spettacolare interpretazione di questa bellissima canzone 🎶✨👍 Grazie infinite frufru J per la condivisione 🙏 Eccellente video realizzato e incluso 👌 Complimenti ed un meritato applauso per il magnifico lavoro che hai fatto 👏A dopo 🇮🇹✔️💙🤗

[@jeaninesalatbaroux1955]

Quel baryton est DCD ?

[@amandajonker1774]

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[@helenemartin3730]

Quelle chance avons nous eu de connaître un tel duo . Monsieur le baryton , vous êtes inoubliable..bravissimo..

[@judithinanchy1952]

the most perfect duo our time; Kaufmann a perfeact tenor and Hvorostovsky, the bariton - fantastic 2 singers.

[@terrytownsend5583]

Laurel and hardy?

[@gordjackson251]

Look up Jussi Byorling some time and be really impressed.

[@linlasj]

@@gordjackson251 Yep. Agreed. This is Kaufmann in his beginning of the tenor singing I do believe.

[@terrytownsend5583]

@@gordjackson251 you have no idea if I’ll be impressed. I’d rather chew glass

[@gordjackson251]

@@terrytownsend5583 That's a classy comment. Did you even check out Jussi B?

[@dianaroddis9234]

I try to listen to these wonderful singers regularly. I suffer with very painful Arthritis in most of my joints. When I listen I feel the pain reducing. Much safer to listen instead of taking strong painkillers! The music is my life saver and helps me keep sane! Sing on Gentleman! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@billiefuchs1197]

I to enjoy these two singing together when I want to relax I turn to Jona and Demetri. the first time I heard Dmetri sing was this song . I turn to. it frequently.i know Dmetri is singing to the angels

[@alonagaidamaka4103]

Tu 6 je r

[@alonagaidamaka4103]

Bjlk j'il il il

[@philodowd8080]

Same here 👍

[@anne-no2ic]

ANatural pain killer which transports is out of our physical bodies. My husband died peacefully with morphine and listening to music.

[@kalutkaantonova6959]

Благодаря, от сърце, за Прекрасния концерт❤❤❤

[@MrMachmaninov]

R.I.P. Maestro Hvorostovsky, il mondo ha perso una enorme stella del firmamento lirico! Un vuoto immenso rimane!

[@nicolecourtois8394]

Très beau duo parfaitement chanté tous les deux.. Ils ont souvent chanté ensemble, hélas l'un est mort trop jeune, mais nous pensons à lui et ne l'oublions pas ❤❤❤

[@karenbuck4404]

Discovered the power and beauty of these voices just this year. And one is now gone. Giants, each. I can listen to this every day, inspired each time. Just gorgeous. The power of music. Timeless.

[@leonardhurley5761]

Superb. There is hope for the world when the voices of these outstanding artists can deliver such beauty. Art and beauty will always outlive war and evil.

[@HeavenlyLights]

Hvorostovsky all the way. Nothing like a great Baritone who is also a HUNK. My Mom took me to see him in Concert when I was young… WOW JUST WOW

[@lydieboudet3997]

Sublime, exceptionnel, magnifique, je pleurs il y a de quoi. C est un des sommets des voix divines. J espere entendre ces voies célestes une fois morte. Amitié à tous lydieB

[@justanotherguy469]

RIP Dimitri, you are missed. Thank you for the gifts that you gave to the world. ♥💔

[@michaelwhite8775]

Two of the Greatest ever!!!!

[@gertrudneumayr5199]

Sehr einfühlsam und doch so kraftvoll diese beiden Stimmen! Toll!

[@janmarsh5643]

These two singers are so perfect for this aria. The light and shade on contrasts to their voices was a delight. Thank you so much for your gift.❤❤❤❤❤

[@eckhardfreyer7542]

Hvorostovsky + Kaufmann: WUNDERSCHÖN!

[@rondaweidmann6334]

Heaven comes to Earth when these two wonderful artists sing this duet. It is a magical production.

[@Minute001]

❤

[@h.lloydweston4506]

Such beauty is overwhelming! We who can hear this recital are fortunate. The singers are extraordinary! The orchestra is superb. This is great!

[@missmerrily4830]

Dmitri gifted us the legacy of his most wonderful voice. Such a tragedy that we lost his talent relatively young, and it's sad that so many great singers, for some inexplicable reason, are taken from us far too soon.

[@mariavirginiaganci3279]

Solo Dima

[@user-gf9cd4jm5e]

Да

[@marianellabravoelezovic3167]

Dmitri que tarde te encontré ,pero dejaste una obra maravillosa no dejo de escucharte ,me haces feliz escúchate, gracias,por existir y repartir tu don que Dios te

[@freddieguillemard5994]

Quel Duet….. Unforgettable. Bravo.

[@franceshicks5337]

We should all be listening to such wonderful sounds bless Dmitry 💖

[@nesherben-negev1345]

Phew! Amazingly powerful performance. Both artist put their very best forward. RIP Dmitri, we miss you. Keep on singing Jonas, you bring us great joy.

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

I love how they link arms in the last verse, like the friends in the song they're singing. VERY beautifully done.

[@therinaviviers4016]

Absolutely beautiful❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robertstalker]

One of the greatest operatic performances of all time in my humble opinion. All the more poignant knowing what would fell the sensational Dmitri soon thereafter but he lived out his life with immense class and respect for his true loves, his wife and children and for opera. 🤩😭💋

[@1954breconrise]

I will never ever stop listening to this duet by these two wonderful people, RIP Hvorostovsky, your smiles during this aria tells so much about you, magnificent.

[@user-yh4fk8qw5m]

This is stupendous, uplifting & glorious! Imagine the power flowing between them when they embrace and sing together. The absolute pinnacle of human existence.

[@a1ar127]

I only recently found this performance, now captured forever in the web/cloud/memory of KZbin. I’ve read comments about the performances but have not seen credit to the sound techs, the video editors, who have captured the both the voices, and emotions of the performers, the dynamics of the orchestra. This is a perfect performance. A great deal of talent went into the final video. RIP Dimitri. I regret I only discovered your incredible talent after you passed.

[@del19803]

How beautiful. The most beautiful performance of this duet I have ever heard.

[@ruudschepers7489]

So sad a superior voice like Hvorostovski couldn't shine for a longer time. So much power and timing .... sad but true

[@ronald5204]

Sublime interprétation : une merveille😊

[@googlefan8990]

Hvorostovsky was the sexiest man alive for all his life - still is!!!

[@katriendecock5207]

I agree!

[@andreaguarino8207]

But Kaufmann as well

[@MarK-hc5zg]

To smutne ze takiego super talentu już nie ma....

[@carolineleonard3575]

Brilliant duet from 2 fantastic singers so glad we have this to enjoy and so very sad that Dimitri left us to soon

[@markdmargolin]

We are in a woundrous age, where such performances can be preserved to be heard in the future! This is high artistry- we should all be grateful for it, and live in peace.

[@nickwyatt3243]

Absolutely. We are lucky enough to exist in a past-fluid environment where the best can be celebrated and against which the new can be evaluated.

[@bar10ml44]

Watching this in the future will depend on your social credit score.

[@sarahpease464]

I listen to this superb duet nearly every day! How beautiful their singing is!

[@jackgarvey5954]

Every time I listen to this it just gets more poignant, doubt this piece will ever be matched. RIP Dmitri

[@dawncartermallin57]

Dimitri with the beautiful smile and voice, we miss you. RIP.

[@vincesalfranc4441]

Such a loss.

[@user-nn7np6vv7c]

Слушайте настоящую музыку и будете счастливы и здоровы. / Listen to real music and be happy and healthy!!! kzbin.info/door/N4ocByPdisi-fcrHGeTTNgvideos

[@melodiemaker2121]

Spitzenklasse! Hervorragend!!! 💖🌿💐

[@takekotoyama8147]

Among the best tenor and baritone duet. Thank you, Jonas and Dmitri ! I love you both.

[@susanlegeza7562]

Thank you, Kaufman and the late, great Hvorostowsky!!!

[@geraldzuriff9854]

As long as humans listen to music, they will marvel at this performance!

[@tamarakasterina691]

Вот ,что должны слушать люди .А пушки пусть заглохнут раз и навсегда.

[@richardcarlisle1]

Very sad reminder of so great a loss but equally a tribute and guardian of his memory... we love you forever Dmitri...

[@1942december]

I can’t get enough of listening to these beautiful voices!

[@heathergibbs4322]

A big talent, greatly missed.

[@mariechevillon3464]

Combien de savants ignorés sans les quels Nous ne serions rons pas

[@mariechevillon3464]

Hélas nous ne sommes que des ingrats envers certains Grands scientifiques qui souvent nous sauvent par leurs découvertes et Certains grands interpretes qui nous ont enchantés pendant tant d'années C'c'est injuste et très triste.

[@user-gu9ni9cf4c]

Боже как прекрасен этот дуэт,невероятное сочетание голосов

[@michaelakoblmuller62]

Dima ... was für ein Sänger, was für ein Mann, was für ein Mensch!! Kein Video von ihm bei dem ich nicht um ihn weine

[@Madmen604]

Isn't that Dimitri so charming beautiful voice beautiful smile. RIP

[@d.s.7083]

Kultur zeigt uns, wie schön das Leben ist und sein könnte !

[@hans-jurgenfehse4167]

6:15

[@sarahmahaffy1016]

Just wonderful to listen to Kaufmann and Hvorostovky in these dark times. Such beautiful voices.

[@ursulafuchs9210]

Wunderbar!

[@beatrizramacciotti420]

Extraordinarios!

[@danbev8542]

Yes! I love how gorgeously they blend together - and we can still distinguish each voice.

[@chantalmassiges1342]

They are magnificent Unforgettable Was devasted when I heard that the superb Dimitri had died.What a loss to opera and music

[@albertoruvalcaba4003]

He escuchado de todas versiones y esta tiene una magia envolvedora, es la que más recuerdo, hasta las lágrimas..! Gracias!!! Millones de Likes!

[@renatezeitler5609]

Ich bin durch Zufall auf dieses Duett gestoßen, nur so auf ClassicFM. Wollte es gerne nochmal hören und habe diese beiden Interpreten gefunden... unglaublich. Unfassbar! Ein Traum! So unendlich traurig, dass der Bariton unsere Welt schon verlassen hat...

[@reinermako2138]

d i t o

[@amandajonker1774]

❤🎉pragtig🙏

[@anabellesmith304]

The best opera singers in modern times. Both have STUNNING VOICES!!!

[@guidodiamanti6374]

Peccato uno sia morto

[@ellengemmill6199]

Two beautiful men. Two beautiful voices.

[@donnamack6797]

I loved the moment when Hvorostovsky reached out and put his arm on Kaufmann's shoulder, and Kaufmann reciprocated.

[@andrewstiller1662]

By far one of the loveliest duets ever written. So beautifully performed by these two talented gentlemen.

[@tomarmstrong1281]

The mystery of music. Meaningless vibrations in the air. Speaking to the deepest of human emotion.

[@freddieguillemard5994]

So beautiful, so moving, so energetic….

[@LebenamLimit]

We miss Hvorostovsky. R.I.P. ........... 😪

[@CarolineTurnbull]

The greatest baritone who ever lived and the greatest tenor who, thankfully, is still with us. This performance will never be bettered.

[@logihjartarson2202]

Bastianini also before him ♡

[@logihjartarson2202]

Bastianini left this earth only 48 years old the duets with him and Correlli are fantastic Battistini

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Jussi B and Merrill on KZbin are also fantastic. R.I.P., Jussi, Robert and Dimitri.

[@TheAngryal]

@@bovnycccoperalover3579 I agree, their performance in the 50's set the standard, it was magnificent, but the passion here is what makes it so special.

[@kjcunningham297]

Such a beautiful loving performance from 2 men the physical and emotional touching is HEART-RENDING..❤️💔

[@paulhicks6667]

You’re right there is something very moving about this. As these two supremely talented artists and indeed the orchestra combine to create such a sublime moment, there is this gesture of brotherhood from Hvorostovsky, immediately reciprocated by Kaufmann.

[@lourdestorres177]

I love listening to this beautiful duet with these two great singers. Dmitri was and still is, my favourite baritone. I consider myself very lucky to have seen him at the ROS, London, a few years before he died. R.I.P and thank you for the hours of pleasure you gave, and still give, all your fans. We shall never forget you!

[@greatsewing6061]

Beyond the brilliance of this duet, both men have had extraordinary careers at the Met and worldwide. At the Met, DH in Eugene Onegin w/R.Fleming, and Kaufman as Werther would break any heart worth breaking. This duet was a divine pairing. RIP DH.

[@mariadebrian2853]

❤❤❤je pleure et ne cesse de l entendre mon. Cœur bondissant et douloureux de tristesse ❤❤ et je pleure

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

A beautiful performance of two beautiful voices of a tenor and a baritone, a beautiful duo I'm delighted , it's a pity that you Dmitrij are no more , rest in peace

[@Kinsale1333]

Not since Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill's performance on RCA have I heard such a great rendering of the duet. Rest in peace, Dimitrii. You were one of the greats.

[@peterholwill1170]

Agree with you 100% but Bjorling hard to top.

[@jerrycallison6125]

@@peterholwill1170 I would second your comment. Bjorling and Merrill set the standard. Hvorstovsky & Kaufman acquitted themselves well. I'd not kick them out of the house. 😏

[@user-en1kp1nt4e]

I'm 84 now but can remember my father raving about Jussi Bjoring's voice when I was a child. I think that both versions of this duet are equally unbeatable. Fantastic listening.

[@tashasgran]

Just thinking the same. Beautiful.

[@marksmith3947]

The idea of comparing Kaufmann and Bjoerling is quite a stretch. JB had one of the greatest voices of all time. Kaufmann sings like he's strangling, and has had serious vocal problems. DH is better but again not comparable to Merrill at all

[@ancamg]

I can't believe 3 years have past, Rest in peace Dmitri! Your beautiful voice won't be forgotten.

[@gertrudfunke7299]

Es gibt musikalische Ideen und Interpreten, die so ergreifend sind, dass man darüber all das Elend, das Menschen einander antun können, vergessen kann. Mir scheint, das ganze Orchester lebt die Leidendschaft dieser beiden Sänger mit.

[@NurBull]

Ganz genau!

[@jonathanhill4892]

Superb singing. Often in this duet one voice gets swamped by the other. Here we have two voices beautifully combined, beautifully in sympathy. RIP Dmitri.

[@KandiSofiaDahlan]

Rest in peace , monsieur Hvorostovsky

[@woesmevrou5673]

Life seems so much better for the incredible artistry of these two vocal giants singing this together. Incredibly beautiful.

[@kjcunningham297]

The most beautiful baritone I have ever heard.💔....

[@LMCRMR1950]

My favorite duet, with voices that are so beautifully matched

[@ellenbahne2259]

mémorable ces 2 voix extraordinaires ensemble! Quel merveille et quelle tristesse que Dmitri ne chantera plus jamais!!

[@susanharrisdemorales3446]

Wow!! What an amazing, strong baritone. Absolutely beautiful. So sad that his life was cut so short. R.I.P. His voice lives on.

[@danieljeandet9752]

Duo superbe que nous aimons écouter trés souvent avec émotion

[@user-fl3zh9xq5g]

Dmitri looked like angel.. Wonderful duet...

[@1954breconrise]

The Pearl fishers Duet by two extraordinary singers, RIP sir you will never be forgotten

[@estherhoogeveen1675]

Wonderful, amazing....I could listen and watch this over and over again.

[@fredarankin7849]

How perfect can the Pearl Fishers duet be performed? No more perfect than this performance by Jonas Kaufmann and Dimitri Horostovsky! Through and through they sing perfectly. Their harmony is heavenly.

[@MrGranfield]

Beaten only by Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill’s version.

[@feliscorax]

@@MrGranfieldYes, well, the greatest of all time… What do you expect?!

[@cosimabrodbeck1608]

No words a perfect Duett ! Grandezzo ! The best Tenor and Bariton pearlfisher performance ever

[@linlasj]

@@cosimabrodbeck1608 There are several I do believe. Things are view different from different people. As it shall be.

[@verarubin577]

What a fantastic musicians! What a sad reality of khvorostovsky life. He is (was) a beautiful man! How much one can get from nature! Amazing duo.

[@jenniferbrowning9957]

Most beautiful! Love this opera.

[@christinemonney3520]

Inoubliable baryton décédé dans la plus grande indifférence des médias. Ce duo est magistral. Chapeau bas Messieurs. Vous serez toujours dans nos cœurs

[@micheleleyris5108]

Non il est resté dans nos mémoires et je l écoute toujours avec admiration et respect

[@jeangarde2045]

Merveilleuse voix la disparition du baryton est une perte incommensurable pour l'art lyrique ! !!

[@amaliacarocci8269]

Dimitri non è stato dimenticato..se seguite i video di KZbin lo vedrete tutti i giorni con i commenti dei suoi fans distrutti dal dolore x la sua scomparsa..tra cui io

[@mabelgrezzi9068]

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[@rosaemiliadelpilaralcayaga332]

Así será aunque los medios lo dejaron de lado, su voz de barítono lírico traspasa nuestros corazones y en estos vídeos podemos disfrutar de su gran calidad musical.

[@christinaknothe773]

Traumhaft schön. Ein so wundervolles Duo.

[@ingridschedler1725]

Zwei Giganten Weltstars

[@marciarijfkogelrijfkogel4587]

Wonderful duet and outstanding singers, both of them

[@joandebruin3847]

The best version of this beautiful duet I have ever heard.Hvorostovsky and Kaufmann,s voices complement each other perfectly.The cameraderie between the two is admirable and part of the beauty of them performing together💗

[@magdahearne497]

FABULOUS!!!! BRAVO GENTS!! 💖💖💖

[@jeffreyromanelli1708]

One of the best duets of Bizet's "Pearl Fishers!"

[@cedric7936]

Quel immense baryton c'était...

[@robertwickesberg2164]

Incomparable....just magnificent

[@GS-hk5ti]

Total schön 😊😊😊

[@lisebourdon4537]

Je suis transportée au paradis quand j’entends ce duo irremplaçable.

[@wisewoman63]

Moi, aussie (?sp.)

[@rosemariehubl5043]

Emotion pur, wunderschön 💖👍😄

[@user-qp5cp3mx5o]

Какой же Дмитрий Хворостовский красивый !

[@ingridpanhans5544]

Schon 100 mal angehört und jedes mal stark berührt. Die beiden Sänger waren, sind einmalig. Dimitri, wir vermissen Sie. 2 Sonnen am Himmel der starken Emotionen.